A tornado ravaged the processing facilities of the Burley Stabilization Corporation in Springfield, Tn., on December 8, 2023. The brown, vertical rows in the center of the image are rows of ~600 pound tobacco bales.
"A tight burley supply situation became tighter when a thunderous tornado struck the Burley Stabilization Corporation's central facility in Springfield, TN. The offices and receiving warehouse were largely destroyed leaving much of the tobacco in the warehouse subject to the elements. But the farmers got one small bit of good fortune: This tornado was not accompanied by torrential rains as one normally expects and in fact there was no rain for several days thereafter. So the cooperative was able to save some of the leaf, although a report is yet to come."
Tobacco Farmer Newsletter [21 DEC 2023]Bob
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